Okay, this is the routine that has given me the most right knee discomfort so I used my newly acquired knee brace (strap-type) and wow, did it make a difference. I felt almost no discomfort at all. But with the brace, I was able to very specifically identify what I was doing and at what angle I was doing it at so I was able to correct immediately. So, in the course of a one-minute move, only the first action that caused discomfort caused discomfort, I adjusted and from the second action, no more discomfort. It was amazing, because I could actually feel the knee moving and shifting with the brace holding the patella up.
The workout was awesome! Had a really great time with it today. The
only problem was that when I got home from work, for some reason I was
really tired so I took what was supposed to be a 15 minute power nap and
turned it into a two hour sleep. Woke up very refreshed, but later than
I had wanted to start my workout. Again, started around 8pm and
finished about 10 to 9pm. I did Cold Start at the beginning. I am
finding that Cold Start is an extremely affective warm up for anytime of
the day.
The workout started and everything was fine. Move 5. Near and Farrs, for some reason really worked my core today, more than ever. I really felt contractions especially in my obliques. I was able to maintain a high level of intensity all the way through keeping up with Tony and the crew. But then came move 15. Squat Jump Lunge. That move is the nemesis move of this routine. I was trying to push it, but my legs were just burning so bad, it hurt so good. But, the good news is that despite the killer move, I didn't take any extra break time. Just pushed through. But, My dream of doing the whole routine without extra break time came to an end after the second to last move, 17. Long Jump Sprint. I don't know why this moved nailed me so hard. It doesn't seem like much, just doing a standing long jump for a minute, but I could barely catch my breath afterwards, and Tony moves into the final move so quickly because of the time. I had to give myself an extra 30 seconds to breathe. The final move was killer, because since I don't have a lot of space to move back and forth in, I compensate with height. My arms and shoulders were just dying halfway through, so I slowed the pace so I could maintain my form. Happy to say I didn't come out of plank. I did go into down-dog a couple times, but kept pushing it till the end.
This is the last time I'll be doing this routine in the formal program. I will see it one last time if I do the Elite month. I may go that route just to get the full benefit of the program. But either way, this routine, as will many of the routines in P90X3 will be used again and again in my hybrid, once I finish the other programs that I have waiting in the wings once P90X3 is complete.
Have a great week everyone!
The workout started and everything was fine. Move 5. Near and Farrs, for some reason really worked my core today, more than ever. I really felt contractions especially in my obliques. I was able to maintain a high level of intensity all the way through keeping up with Tony and the crew. But then came move 15. Squat Jump Lunge. That move is the nemesis move of this routine. I was trying to push it, but my legs were just burning so bad, it hurt so good. But, the good news is that despite the killer move, I didn't take any extra break time. Just pushed through. But, My dream of doing the whole routine without extra break time came to an end after the second to last move, 17. Long Jump Sprint. I don't know why this moved nailed me so hard. It doesn't seem like much, just doing a standing long jump for a minute, but I could barely catch my breath afterwards, and Tony moves into the final move so quickly because of the time. I had to give myself an extra 30 seconds to breathe. The final move was killer, because since I don't have a lot of space to move back and forth in, I compensate with height. My arms and shoulders were just dying halfway through, so I slowed the pace so I could maintain my form. Happy to say I didn't come out of plank. I did go into down-dog a couple times, but kept pushing it till the end.
This is the last time I'll be doing this routine in the formal program. I will see it one last time if I do the Elite month. I may go that route just to get the full benefit of the program. But either way, this routine, as will many of the routines in P90X3 will be used again and again in my hybrid, once I finish the other programs that I have waiting in the wings once P90X3 is complete.
Have a great week everyone!
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